FRUM
Original ⬩ primitive ⬩ first ⬩ nātīvus ⬩ prīmĭtīvus ⬩ prīmus
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Original, primitive, first; nātīvus, prīmĭtīvus, prīmus Frum, in composition, is used with the preceding meanings On ðære fruman gecynde in the original nature, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 14. Ðone fruman sceaft geþencan to remember the first creation, Bt. 30
ful-eáðe
Full easily ⬩ very easily ⬩ facillĭme
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Full easily, very easily; facillĭme Ða men ðe habbaþ unhále eágan ne mágon fuleáðe lócian ongeán ða sunnan the men who have weak eyes cannot very easily look at the sun, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 204, 27
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ful-fremedlíce
Fully ⬩ completely ⬩ perfectly ⬩ perfecte
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Fully, completely, perfectly; perfecte Ne mæg nán gesceaft fulfremedlíce understandan ymbe God no creature can perfectly understand about God, Homl. Th. i. 10, 2, 4
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ful-georne
Full earnestly ⬩ very diligently ⬩ full well ⬩ diligentissĭme ⬩ optĭme
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Full earnestly, very diligently, full well; diligentissĭme, optĭme He wiste fulgeorne ðæt God hine lufode he knew full well that God loved him; qui optime nōvĕrat Dŏmĭnum esse cum eo, Gen. 39, 3
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ful-sóþ
Full sooth ⬩ very truly ⬩ verissĭme
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Full sooth, very truly; verissĭme Fulsóþ hý secgaþ they say very truly, L. Ælf. C. 6; Th. ii. 344, 22
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ful-wurþlíce
Full worthily ⬩ very honourably ⬩ dignissĭme
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Full worthily, very honourably; dignissĭme Hine man byrigde fulwurþlíce [fullweorþlíce. Th. 294, 21, col. 2], swá he wyrðe wæs they buried him very honourably, as he was worthy, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 22, col. 1
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FYRST
FIRST ⬩ prīmus
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FIRST; prīmus Fyrst ferhþ-bana the first life-destroyer, Cd. 162; Th. 203, 5; Exod. 399
fyrwet-georn
Curious ⬩ inquisitive ⬩ cūriōsus
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Curious, inquisitive; cūriōsus Fela biþ fyrwetgeornra there are many inquisitive, Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 31; Gn. Ex. 102
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fyrwit
Curious ⬩ inquisitive ⬩ cūriōsus
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Curious, inquisitive; cūriōsus Menn ða ða fyrwytte [fyrwite, MS. L.] beóþ men who are inquisitive, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 9; Lchdm. iii. 268, 5
hwæt-hweganunges
Somewhat
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Somewhat Hwæthweganunges [MS. Cot. -hwugununges] aliquantum, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 30, 27. Hwæthwegnunges, 11, tit; Fox xii. 10. Ða niétenu ðonne beóþ hwæthuguningas [MS. Cote. -hwugununges] from eorþan áhæfen in animalibus vero jam quidem cogitationes aliquantulum
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hwílum
At times ⬩ for a time ⬩ sometimes ⬩ whilome
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At times, for a time, sometimes, whilome Hwílon ic dyde swá aliquando feci sic ... Dudum gefyrn, quondam hwílon, andolim getácniaþ þreó tída, forþgewitene and andwerde and tówerde, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 62-4. Ic wiste ðæt ðú hwílon lufodest God scivi
medume
middling ⬩ moderate ⬩ common ⬩ occupying the middle or mean position as regards ⬩ observing the just mean ⬩ perfect ⬩ meet ⬩ fit ⬩ worthy
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middling, moderate, common Medeme mediocer, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 67. Gif hwylc man forstele deórwurþe þing ... Gif hwylc man medeme þing ( rem mediocrem ) stele, L. Ecg. P. ii. 25; Th. ii. 192, 17-20. occupying the middle or mean position as regards
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midd
Mid ⬩ middle
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Mid, middle. of place Seó burh wæs on midre ðære eá ( in medio amne ), Nar. 10, 11. Ðá wé wǽron on middre ðære sǽ ( in medio mari ), Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 23. Is on middre ðære cyricean, 2, 3; S. 504, 39. Hire ( the axis ) midore ymbe (cf. ymb ða eaxe middewearde
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náwa
Never
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Never Ðæt is swíðe strang ðam ðe ðæt náwa ǽr þigde it is very strong for him who never before tasted it, Lchdm. ii. 252, 14
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neáh-líce
Nearly ⬩ about
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Nearly, about Hié neálíce swá fela ( tot pene ) þearfena ofsleáþ swá hié ídelíce mid hiera ælmessan gehelpan meahton, Past. 45, 1; Swt. 335, 15. Hý blówaþ ðonne neálíce ( just about when ) óðre wyrta scrincaþ, Lchdm. i. 204, 13
nihstig
Fasting
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Fasting Gedrinc his on niht nistig, Lchdm. i. 74, 1, 6 : 76, 7, 13. Nyhstig, iii. 48, 2. Nihstig, 48, 15 : 50, 21 : i. 82, 14 : 84, 16
nihterne
For a night
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For a night Ðæs gást wæs neahterne of líchoman álǽded his (Fursey) spirit was for a night taken from his body, Shrn. 51, 30. Lǽt standan neahterne, Lchdm. ii. 24, 21 : 32, 25. Lǽt licgean neahterne, 66, 12. Bind on ða eágan nihterne, 34. 23. Lǽt beón
ge-tinge
Skilful with the tongue ⬩ eloquent
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Skilful with the tongue, eloquent Getinge disertus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 51. Getingce lepida vel facunda, Ælfc. Gl. 100; Som. 76, 129; Wrt. Voc. 55, 1. Gif se Hǽlend gecure æt fruman getinge láreówas if the Saviour had chosen at first eloquent teachers
gomel-feax
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Hoary-locked, grey-haired; cānus Gomelfeax gnornaþ the hoary-locked grieves, Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 14; Seef. 92
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be-ufan
Above ⬩ supra
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Above; supra Swá we hér be-ufan cwǽdon as we here have said above, L. Ath. iv. 4; Th. i. 224, 4